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‘Sing Sing’ tenderly probes the joys – and limits – of art in prison

July 12, 2024 • Colman Domingo leads a dynamic ensemble in a stirring dramatization of Sing Sing prison's arts rehabilitation program.

College professor Gary Johnson, played by Glen Powell, stands in front of a chalkboard in a still from 'Hit Man.'

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As a fake 'Hit Man,' Glen Powell shows off his real star power

June 6, 2024 • Glen Powell co-wrote Netflix's Hit Man alongside Richard Linklater, of the Before trilogy. The story is based on a Texas Monthly profile of a real undercover cop.

Civil War imagines a second civil war has broken out in the United States. Kirsten Dunst stars as a journalist in the film, which comes out April 12. Murray Close/A24 hide caption

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Here are 6 movies to see this spring

February 19, 2024 • Usually around this time, Hollywood is talking about how to keep its box office momentum going. This year, January was so lackluster that studios had to jump-start moviegoing from scratch.

Here are 6 movies to see this spring

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No substance, just 'Air'

April 5, 2023 • Ben Affleck directs a movie that tries (and fails) to squeeze dramatic tension out of the origins of the Air Jordan. Matt Damon and Viola Davis star in this soulless dramatization.

'Pleasure': A young woman's matter-of-fact pursuit of porn stardom

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'Pleasure': A young woman's matter-of-fact pursuit of porn stardom

May 13, 2022 • Ninja Thyberg's film about an aspiring porn star challenges conventional wisdom around sex work and women's agency.

Dive Into 'Luca' And 'Undine,' 2 Under-The-Sea Films To Treasure

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Dive Into 'Luca' And 'Undine,' 2 Under-The-Sea Films To Treasure

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June 18, 2021 • Two sea creatures go undercover as boys in an Italian Riviera town in the charming Pixar film Luca. In the German drama Undine, a water sprite must take the life of human lovers who betray her.

Dive Into 'Luca' And 'Undine,' 2 Under-The-Sea Films To Treasure

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'Brigsby Bear': Do Not Adjust Your (Mind) Set

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'Brigsby Bear': Do Not Adjust Your (Mind) Set

July 27, 2017 • A gawky young man (SNL's Kyle Mooney) raised in isolation re-enters the world — but can't let go of his obsession with his favorite TV show in this quirky, imaginative little film.